Pierre Dorion Out As GM Amidst Ottawa Senators’ Turbulent Early Season

It has been barely a month since Michael Andlauer was approved as majority owner of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators on Sept. 21. So far, the transition has been far from gentle.

On Wednesday, Andlauer met with the media in Ottawa to announce that he had parted ways with the team’s general manager, Pierre Dorion. The move came after he was informed by the league that the Senators would be required to forfeit a first-round draft pick in either 2024, 2025 or 2026 as punishment for failing to disclose all relevant terms in their July 2021 trade of Evgenii Dadonov to the Vegas Golden Knights.